Mental Health Awareness Talk, Sept. 17

The Library Diversity Committee presents: Connie Briscoe and Caroline Mann “It’s On My Mind – Mental Health Awareness” 1:00 p.m., Thursday, September 17th, 605 Hodges Library Many universities are learning to focus on how diverse identities such as ethnicity, gender, and nationality impact students’ learning and experience on campus. Yet there is an area of … Continued

Make Orange Green Week 2009 – 9/14 to 9/18

Make Orange Green (MOG) Week is an annual celebration of environmental efforts at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. This year, MOG Week is set to occur September 14-18. All MOG Week events are FREE and open to UT Knoxville faculty, staff and students. Please note, however, that registration is required for certain events – see below for more details. http://environment.utk.edu/MOG_Week_2009.html

UT Community Invited to Contribute Scholarly, Creative Work to New Electronic Publishing Service

The University of Tennessee Libraries announces the launch of Trace: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange (trace.tennessee.edu), a digital repository which will expand access to the university’s intellectual capital and help preserve the creative work of its scholars and researchers. Open access services like Trace provide free online access to scholarly work and apply tags that … Continued

Open House at Special Collections, Sept. 10

Save the date! The campus is invited to an Open House at the new location of the UT Libraries’ Special Collections. Visit us Thursday, September 10, 3:00-5:00 p.m., at our new location in Room 121 of the John C. Hodges Library. Special Collections acquires and preserves collections of manuscripts, books, printed ephemera, maps, and other … Continued

UT Libraries host the 2009 SPARKY Awards

The SPARKY Awards challenges you to illustrate in a short video presentation what you see as the value of sharing information. Use your imagination to suggest what good comes from bringing down barriers to the free exchange of information. Timeline: • Submissions due by October 2, 2009. • Judges receive DVDs October 7, 2009. • … Continued

UT Bike Day Sep. 2 2009

On behalf of Make Orange Green, the UT Outdoor Program and Knoxville Regional Transportation Planning Organization, I am pleased to announce that the first-ever UT Bike Day will be held on Wednesday, September 2 from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Intended to raise awareness about the many benefits of bicycling, this event will feature fun … Continued

Staying Healthy on Campus

The University of Tennessee is urging all students, faculty and staff to be proactive in dealing with all influenza-like illnesses that have the typical symptoms of fever, cough, and sore throat. The H1N1 flu virus (commonly referred to as “Swine Flu”) is particularly contagious. With the expectation that cases will continue to increase nationwide, UT … Continued

UT Libraries Host the 2009 SPARKY Awards

The SPARKY Awards challenges you to illustrate in a short video presentation what you see as the value of sharing information. Use your imagination to suggest what good comes from bringing down barriers to the free exchange of information. Timeline: • Submissions due by October 2, 2009. • Judges receive DVDs October 7, 2009. • … Continued